> As an ex-Amazon Affiliate myself, I disagree because the incentive to post those links is not aligned with the reader's expectations.
Please don't project your behavior onto others. I take book recommendations seriously. I actually really enjoy it, people have told me IRL that my recommendations helped them a lot.
> Notice how this is the biggest list of recommendations in this thread.
They are all books that I've read in the last ~4 monthish (not all in entirety). Just FYI I'm not sure how much money you think I'm making off this but for me it's mostly about the stats, I'm curious what people are interested in.
> Do you think that's because the author is very knowledgeable
I'm more than willing to discuss my knowledgeability.
> or is it because he has an incentive to post links?
It's the biggest list because due to circumstances I have the luxury of being able to read a ton. I own all the books on the list, I've read all of them and I stand by all of them and some of these are really hidden gems that more people need to know about. I've written some of the reviews before. Just FYI I've posted extensive non-affiliate amazon links before and I started doing affiliate only very recently.
Furthermore, HN repeatedly upvotes blog posts that contain affiliate links. Why is that any different?
Please don't project your behavior onto others. I take book recommendations seriously. I actually really enjoy it, people have told me IRL that my recommendations helped them a lot.
> Notice how this is the biggest list of recommendations in this thread.
They are all books that I've read in the last ~4 monthish (not all in entirety). Just FYI I'm not sure how much money you think I'm making off this but for me it's mostly about the stats, I'm curious what people are interested in.
> Do you think that's because the author is very knowledgeable
I'm more than willing to discuss my knowledgeability.
> or is it because he has an incentive to post links?
It's the biggest list because due to circumstances I have the luxury of being able to read a ton. I own all the books on the list, I've read all of them and I stand by all of them and some of these are really hidden gems that more people need to know about. I've written some of the reviews before. Just FYI I've posted extensive non-affiliate amazon links before and I started doing affiliate only very recently.
Furthermore, HN repeatedly upvotes blog posts that contain affiliate links. Why is that any different?